Marek Zalewski (born 2 February 1963) is a Polish

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of the

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who works in the diplomatic service of the

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. He has been the Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore since May 2018 and Papal Resident Representative to Vietnam since December 2023.

Biography

Marek Zalewski was born in Augustow, Poland, on 2 February 1963 to Jan Zalewski and Klara née Krucynska Zalewska. From 1983 to 1985 he studied at the major seminary in

Łomża Łomża () is a city in north-eastern Poland, approximately to the north-east of Warsaw and west of Białystok. It is situated alongside the Narew river as part of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the capital of Łomża County and has been the se ...

and from 1985 to 1989 at the metropolitan seminary in Florence, Italy. He was ordained a priest of the

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on 27 May 1989. He worked as a parish priest in Florence for two years and then completed his doctorate in canon law at the

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in 1995 while also preparing for a diplomat's career at the

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Diplomatic career

He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 July 1995. He worked in the Central African Republic (1995-1998), at the United Nations in New York (1998-2001), in Great Britain (2001-2004), Germany (2004-2008), Thailand (2008-2011), Singapore (2011-2012), and Malaysia (2012-2014). On 25 March 2014,

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named Zalewski

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and Apostolic Nuncio to

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. He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal

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, the Secretary of State, on 31 May. On 21 May 2018, Pope Francis named him Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore and Non-Residential

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. On 23 December 2023, Pope Francis named him Papal Resident Representative in Vietnam. On 31 January 2024, he arrived in Vietnam to take up his current position.

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Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Marek Zalewski
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